Erykah Badu talks with the up and coming Compton rapper, Kendrick Lamar, about his struggles to adapt to his new public persona due to the success of his debute album, Good Kid, m.A.A.d City  released in 2012.

He admits to his biggest trouble, “I think my worst problem is actually living in the moment and understanding everything that’s going on. I feel like I’m in my own bubble. People tell me all the time, “You’re crazy, going there by yourself,” because it wouldn’t have soaked in yet that I’m supposed to be quote “Kendrick Lamar”—whoever this guy’s supposed to be. I still feel like me. So it’s really about me trying to adapt—that’s like the toughest thing for me right now. I feel like I’m in my own world.”

Lamar overlooks the unfavorable aspects of fame and focuses his happiness on finally seeing his family financially stable after years over poverty. Exposed to poverty and a substance influenced environment, Lamar has always stayed true to his goals because his family-oriented lifestyle kept him distracted from his reality.

Now in the reality of fame and fortune he is mindful of the consequences that follow the hype of social media, “it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you’re trying to do. And I’ve seen artists get caught up in that. I’ve seen some of my friends get caught in that. Whether you’re a small celebrity or a grand celebrity, it really triggers something in your brain, seeing all that stuff . . . So I’m real aware of it.”

Straying away from the influences of social media, he confesses about his influences in music and what he wants to achieve. For the entire interview click on the link below.

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Kendrick Lamar, Top Dawg Entertainment and the rest of the TDE crew are on the Verge Campus tour with none other than Steve Aoki!  They just released a 4 minute video clip for us all the enjoy.

Watch how the passion of the two artists come alive:

“Touring with Steve Aoki’s been a crazy experience. What I like the most about him is he’s a firm believer of just energy and great music,” Kendrick said. “So when you get two people that feel the same way about music, it don’t really matter what genre it is. It don’t matter because at the end of the day we all come for one particular thing: and that to enjoy ourselves with these tunes.”

The Verge Campus Tour is hitting a total of 27 college campuses and you should def check out the vid of the two artists crowd-surfing, stage-diving, and cake throwing on-stage antics of the show!

Check out this collaboration between Kendrick Lamar and Emeli Sande back in April for the FootAction event they threw for winners of a contest.  They asked fans to submit fan art for Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city cover and the winners got to see their favorite artist perform.

Watch the video here:

Kendrick always true to his fans brought out Emeli Sande to sing “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” and they blew the song out of of the water.

There has now been FOUR VERSIONS OF BITCH DON’T KILL MY VIBE:

1. Unreleased Lady Gaga version that didn’t make the album.

2. The album version.

3. Jay-Z’s remix version.

4. Now the Emeli Sande version that we feel might be the best one yet!

Let’s hope they continue to work together!

Give a shout out to Kennard Holley for surfacing this old school video with a shout out from Jay Rock and K.Dot from back before they were famous.

This shit was from his old company when the Black Hippy crew visited Portland.

That was back when Kendrick had his shaved head style look.  The whole grew looked young and have come a long way since this vid and we are glad for their successes and inspirations!

Have a great weekend.

Mark your calendars!  May 7th, Kendrick hits up Cincinnati, OH for the Yahoo! “On The Road” Tour with fellow artist RaVaughn.

The Yahoo! On The Road Tour will include other artists such as The Lumineers, Fun. Fall Out Boy, John Legend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and many more people.

Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform tracks off their recently released projectsgood kid, m.A.A.d. city and The Heist, respectively. Both artists are in the top 10 on iTunes and Billboards Rap Albums Chart. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s second single “Can’t Hold Us” recentlycertified platinum. “Can’t Hold Us” is currently the #1 Rap record, according to Billboard. Lamar is touring on his college tour.

Check out your favorite Compton artist Kendrick Lamar as he hits the stage to perform his hit singles “Money Trees” and “Backseat Freestyle” for his fans at Numbers Fest in Athens, OH.

Kendrick Lamar Performance at Numbers Fest. from FRFX AVE on Vimeo.

Check out this exclusive in-depth interview with Scarface backstage at Paid Dues.  In part 2 Facemob talks to Nick Huff Barili about the current state of Hip Hop saying that he loves Kendrick Lamar but that older white execututives that are in control of Hip Hop are not in touch with the streets and don’t care about the culture.

THERE’S A CONSPIRACY to make black people look stupid and brainwash a generation of hip hoppers with “this crud.”

Watch the interview below:

I feel like the people that are in control of what Hip-Hop does is so f*cking White and so f*cking Jewish until they don’t give a f*ck about what the culture and the craft or what it really is. I don’t know if them mother*ckers trying to…let me say it right because I want this to be as offensive as I can possibly make it for these old ass punks that’s running these record labels. They’re in these powerful positions to dictate what the Black community hears and listens to. I f*cking hate that sh*t, like that sh*t pisses me off.
Read more at http://hiphopwired.com/2013/04/26/scarface-says-hip-hop-is-too-f-cking-white-video/#mtykjywhKFHL6xrF.99

Pac was always on fire,” shared a choked up Face. “We went to the studio and jammed, and that was the last time I seen the homie, man.”

It’s Sunday, Lets Take A Moment To Reflect:

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Introducing Kendrick Lamar.  Martin have a dream.  Kendrick have a dream!

After the introduction of Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders, Kendrick comes out and rocks out with Backseat Freestyle and rocks the entire crowd.

Watch the video here:

Big Ant TV brings this insider view of the Madden 25 Cover Release Party ft. NFL LEGENDS Adrian Peterson, Hall Of Famer Barry Sanders & Hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar

A few weeks ago this new track dropped from the up and coming wordsmith, B. Martin featuring our boy KENDRICK LAMAR.  It’s called “I Want It All” and this infectious beat makes all the listeners want it all.

Listen to “I Want It All” here:

Today B. Martin takes people behind the scenes for the upcoming video for “I Want It All” which we sure hope Kendrick is a part of.  Right now it shows B. Martin and Juicy J surrounded by a number of hot women partying like rockstars.

Check out the clip below:

Tonight is the big night for the revealing of the new Madden 2014 cover.  The beloved game showed some love to Kendrick by having the good kid, m.A.A.d city protege light up the studio by performing his classic tracks.

Check out the cover here: